Warwick’s own Ian Robb, 9, came home a National Champion recently after three days of head-to-head Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) battles.

Ian spent June 29 to July 1 in Indianapolis, Ind., competing against elite Pokémon TCG players from around the country at the 2012 Pokémon U.S. National Championships. Robb clenched 1st place in his division, earning an invitation and a travel award to the 2012 Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii this August. From a group of thousands, only 36 American Pokémon TCG and video game players will travel to the Big Island of Hawaii with one goal in mind, becoming a Pokémon World Champion.